Order in Chaos

By Carol Hightshoe

Brular has served Hellevar since he was a young child, now he has risen to be named Keeper of the Flame for the secluded temple of Mt. Veri. But, the paradox of an beautiful elf who also seeks to follow the path of order will lead Brular to face Thynitic the Lady of Chaos.

Trapped in the Chaos of Thynitic and her torments, will Brular's faith be enough to sustain him as he seeks a way to escape and to avenge himself on the elf who betrayed him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WolfSinger
• Release date: Oct 25, 2020
• ISBN: 9781942450962

Carol Hightshoe

A native Texan, Carol found her way to her current home in Colorado by way of a five-year detour in The Nederlands - courtesy of her husband Tim and the US Air Force.An avid reader at a young age, her strong desire to write came from her love of (her husband calls it her obsession with) Star Trek. It was this early love of Star Trek that led her to the Science Fiction and Fantasy genres.In addition to her writing she has worked as a receptionist/office manager for two veterinary clinics, a deputy sheriff in El Paso County Colorado and for the Professional Bull Riders.She has been published in various anthologies and magazines including "Creature Fantastic", "Illuminated Manuscripts", PanGaia Magazine, "Stories of Strength", "The Stygian Soul", Baen's Universe, Tales of the Talisman and Beyond Centauri.She is also a contributing author to Dragon Moon Press's "Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction".She is the editor and publisher of the online ezines: The Lorelei Signal and Sorcerous Signals. She also runs her own micro-press - WolfSinger Publications.

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Order in Chaos

Carol Hightshoe

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Brular Eglis sighed as he entered the courtyard of the temple. It had been a long ride from the temple in Irrmar and he only hoped his weariness would not cause him to stumble as he dismounted. Despite the years, over twenty of them, he had spent traveling Shokar as a judge and priest of Hellavar; he still did not take to the saddle very well.

He saw the looks on a few of the faces of the initiates and Kindling who had been assembled to greet him and knew he did not fit the images they had been given of him. His armor was loose after his recent illness and the dust of a long road covered him. Still, he was here at the direction of the Speaker of the Flames and Hellavar to assume leadership of this remote temple. Long had Mount Veri been without a Keeper; but despite that, the Order was strong here as the clerics, monks and paladins, who served here, were faithful to the Order that was Hellavar.

We honor your arrival, old flame. The initiates, the Kindling of the Summer Flame are preparing for the rites of entrance, one of the waiting priests said.

Brular nodded to him and the tall woman next to him wearing the robes of the Master of the Flames. She was a few years younger than he, with steel gray eyes and silver-blonde hair. The steel of her eyes was also reflected in the quiet strength of her stance as she stood before him.

The woman bowed her head. Welcome to Mount Veri Keeper Eglis, I am Rynalia the Mistress of the Flames. She turned to the three others standing behind her. The Seniors of the temple, she said. Tyleria of the Purifying Flame, Susaval of the Brotherhood and Rogierin of the Priesthood.

The paladin, monk and cleric each bowed as they were introduced.

Brular returned the bows with